Surpriseee,
I got a little bit of time so, here you go
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Chapter 2 Part 11
Translator : PolterGlast
Proofreader : John4891
A
tremendous magical power engulfed the Francilt's Mansion.
Magical
power filled the surroundings, enveloping the bodies of Nozomu and the others.
Intense drowsiness assailed them.
"Tsu!
Kuh!"
Nozomy
raised his magical power by strengthening his whole body with Qi, causing his
drowsiness to suddenly disappear. Looking around, the color of the scenery
outside the window had changed.
"Wh-What's
going on?" asked Somia to Irisdina in an uneasy voice.
"Maybe
it's barrier magic...The effect is."
Barrier
magic was one of the battle-formation techniques. The formation and its
coinciding effects could be held for a long time, and depending on how it was
used, it could be advantageous for the aggressor; however, it took time to form
a formation, so it was a magic that required a very strategic operation.
Also,
the wider the coverage area, the less its duration and effect.
Looking
at the others, Mars, Irisdina, and Tima seemed to be okay, but Ena was
breathing painfully.
"I'm
very sorry for suddenly acting in such a rough manner; however, this is also a
contract. In order to return the treasure, I will need to pull out Somia-sama's
soul."
Nozomu
and the others doubted the words of the old man named Rugato.
"...
Pu-Pulling out my soul...what do you mean?" asked Somia to Rugato with a
quivering voice. Next to her, Irisdina’s facial expression was also rigid.
From
their point of view, the old man in front of them was nothing but a suspicious
person.
"That's
right. The contract was made 300 years ago. With the help of the Waziart family
to solve the problems that the Francilt family had at the time. At te time, one
of the magic tools given as assistance was the Furnace of Spiritual Flames.
And...this is the contract that was signed at that time. "
The
old man then took a piece of old parchment from his chest and spread it out so
that it could be seen by Nozomu and the others. The paper did state that the
Waziart Family would help the Francilt Family by presenting the magical tools
possessed by the Waziart Family in return for a huge amount of goods and a
Furnace of SpiritualFlames. Also, in order to protect this contract, make two
arm decorations to mark the contract protection, and when either house breaks
the contract, the servant will forcibly fulfill the contract. It was written
that way and the place of the sign also had the family crest which only the
head of the Francilt Family was allowed to use.
"Such
thing………………"
"Ane-sama…………"
Irisdina
and Somia were shocked to find out that the contents of the contract were
genuine.
"Then,
I will complete the contract."
"Wa-wait!"
Rugato
said so and took out a black ball from his bosom. When he raised the ball,
which was reminiscent of a deep abyss, in front of him, he began to infuse his
magical power into it.
The
black ball began beating and pulsing from the magical power injection. When a
wavy ripple appeared on the surface of the sphere that began to emit black
light, Somia's arm decoration also emitted the same black light and began to
vibrate in small beats as if it resonated with the contract.
The
next moment, a black light swelled from the arm decoration, and a hooded shadow
emerged from the darkness.
The
appearance of the shadow was, in a word, a grim reaper.
Shabby
hood and skeletonized body underneath. The part of the eyes glowed red, and in
his hand, he held a scythe about the height of his body, which was a symbol of
Grim Reaper.
"It
is the familiar who controls this contract. It is the watcher of the contract
and the guide of the soul. This familiar will guide Somia-sama's soul."
"E,
kyaaaa!"
Rugato
puts the contract and the black ball on his chest, and when he declared that, a
chain suddenly came out from under the hood of the Grim Reaper and tied Somia
up. The Grim Reaper raised the scythe worthy of its name and swung it down to
her.
"I
won't let you!"
Irisdina
unfolded her magic in an instant. A black chain appeared in the air and
captured the familiar.
Restraint
Magic "Yami no Baku Kusari" (Binding Chain of Darkness)
It
was an intermediate magic with the darkness attribute, and the most notable
thing was the speed of activation.
She
didn't need to chant to use magic, and she was activating magic without drawing
a formation.
"Hoo,
that deployment speed. Is it the ability of immediate deployment?"
Ability
"Immediate Deployment"
Originally,
when using magic, it was necessary to build its own magical power using
formation and chanting to deploy it in the physical world, but those with this
ability can activate magic without going through that process.
However,
it seemed that that alone wouldn’t be enough to capture the Grim Reaper. The
chain that bound the familiar squeaked and cracked innumerably.
"Ku!"
Irisdina
pulled out the rapier on her waist and began to attack the familiar, but the
grim reaper quickly destroyed the chain that restrained it. It deflected her
with the scythe in its hand and tried to reach for Somia once more...
"Guu!
Tima!!"
"Un!"
However,
the grim reaper could not move.
Four-colored
magic formations were deployed around the grim reaper, and then a larger magic
formation was sewn on the top of the grim reaper.
In
the short time Iris earned, Tima ended her chanting and cast more powerful
restraint magic.
The
magic that she activated was "Yon Mawari no FÅ« Bakujin" (Four
Circumference of Sealing Formation).
Each
of the four attribute magic formations were intertwined with each other to form
a complicated magic formation, and the familiar was completely trapped in that
formation.
"Hoo,
it's a wonderful magic, each attribute circulates without repulsion, forming an
even stronger restraint. I have lived a long time, but I have never seen a
human who can use magic like that. The magic of Irisdina-dono is also
wonderful. Immediate deployment can easily reduce the effect of magic; however,
my familiar can only be restrained temporarily. "
Perhaps
because he was deeply impressed, Rugato's voice contained pure praise for the
two girls.
"But
no matter how many times you stop the familiar, it won't work."
A
strong magical power sprung forth from Rugato. Irisdina and Tima were judged to
be obstacles to the contract, and they would be eliminated.
Rugato
stretched out his left hand and drew a formation in the air with his index
finger. Then, a magic bullet was released from the drawn magic formation and
hit Tima's shoulder directly.
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Tima's
POV
"Kyaa!"
A
shock ran on my shoulder and I almost fell down, but I managed to hold on. The
clothes where the magic bullet hit were torn and blood came out.
But
I didn’t care about such injuries, I just concentrated on maintaining the
magic. If I couldn’t sustain my magic formation, Somia-chan's life will be
over!
My
dear best friend's little sister and an important friend for me.
Since
I was a child, I was gloomy, introverted, and unable to talk in front of large
crowds.
I
still remember the first family of friends for me, who never had friends.
Since
first year, my magical power had been attracting attention, and I was feeling
out of place in the class.
I
wasn’t any good at talking to people, and the distance between me and my
classmates kept increasing...
At
that time, Ai talked to me and became her friend. I met Somia-chan and became
friends.
Both
of them were shining, unlike me, who was gloomy. Their eyes shined brightly in
the night sky, like the first star that guided travelers. Somia-chan was like
the sun illuminating the dark night.
Thanks
to them, I was no longer alone.
"Are
you still trying? It seems you have quite the mental strength."
While
saying so, that old man...Rugato-san's left hand drew five magic formations in
the air. Looked like, one finger was drawing one magic formation each...
"I
won't let you!" said Ai.
She
started to approach the old man, but he drew four magic formations with his
right hand, two of which were the same magic formations and the other two were
different magic formations.
No
way, how could he change the magic formation drawn with each finger ...
A
bright red blood-colored sword emerged from the two magic squares and was
released. The blood sword moved freely in the air, attacked Ai, and stopped.
Looking at the complex movement of the fingers drawing the remaining two magic
squares, it seemed that those fingers were controlling the blood sword.
When
I thought so, five magic bullets were fired from the five magic formations on
his left hand and hit my body directly.
"~Tsu!
Aa! Ku~u!"
The
pain turned my vision white, but I still had control of my magic.
My
lips that were bitten were torn and an iron taste spread throughout my mouth,
but I bit my lip even more strongly, enduring the pain of having my body hit by
magic with pain caused by injuring myself.
Ai
and Somia were the stars and the sun that guided me.
I
didn’t want to lose it, so I continued to maintain the magic, but when I felt a
powerful magical power and turned to its direction, five more powerful magical
bullets were made and aimed at me.
Ai
shot magic and slashed, but it was blocked by the magic released from the 3
fingers of the old man's right hand and the blood sword controlled by the other
2 fingers.
Five
magic bullets on the left hand were released, but I couldn't move from this
place because I had my hands full maintaining the restraint magic. If I lost my
concentration even a little, this familiar would be released!
I
made up my mind and glared at the approaching magic bullet. An inevitable
attack that couldn’t be avoided.
However,
the magic never pierced my body. Just before it hit my body, a shadow was
cutting in and hitting the magic bullet.
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Mars’s
POV
When
I noticed, I interrupted the magic line of fire that was about to hit her and
hit the magic bullet with my fist-enveloped-wind.
"...
Mars...kun?"
I
wonder if it was strange for me to help, she muttered my name with a stunned
voice.
…………At
first, I didn't like her. Even though she was A rank, She had no motivation to
talk back to me who had taken an unpleasant attitude by looking at her
complexion.
But
she clearly showed her feelings on her face now. "Don't give up."
"...Why
are you shocked? You should concentrate on the magic. I'll do something about
that old man's magic."
I
told her...Tima. To keep her eyes on that old man, and put all her attention
will into it ...
Then,
sending Qi to the fists of my both hands, and prepare it.
Qi
technique "Wind Mass Palm"
A
Qi technique to put the compressed wind on the fist and increased the striking
power. The sent-in Qi gathered the wind further, creating a mass of wind that
was clearly visible to the eye.
“……………….Un!
Please!”
The
mouth loosened involuntarily with a clear voice.
"Nozomu,
evacuate Ena and bring our swords."
"Eh!"
When
we entered the mansion, we left our swords with the maids. As expected, the
maids didn’t allow people armed with a sword at the birthday party.
Ena
had fallen asleep due to the magic of the barrier created by the oldman. If she
were here, she could get involved in the fight.
"But
I don't know where they’re stored!"
"The
storage place is the small room on the right side of the entrance of the mansion!
If you have this, you can enter it!"
Irisdina-san
threw a key to Nozomu. It looked like the master key of the mansion.
Neither
I nor Nozomu had their weapons. It was impossible for only Tima-san and
Irisdina-san to be this old man's opponent, and we all needed to participate in
the battle to overcome the current situation.
"I
understand! Everyone, I’ll leave it to you!"
Watching
Nozomu leave the room with Ena on his back, I exhale.
Witnessing
the strength of the old man, my tense body loosened moderately, and blood ran
around my whole body.
The
old man in front of me easily handled two people of A rank. The Qi that exuded
from his body was almost the same as Jihad Roundel, the strongest swordsman in
the school.
His
ability was probably S rank.
"S
rank"
It
was a title for the strongest people with only a dozen people on this continent
having it.
And
the Dizart Empire he was talking about.
That
country had little diplomatic relations with other countries, but it has
tremendous military power.
Even
at the time of the great invasion 10 years ago, the demons who had invaded
their country have been driven out by only one country.
In
front of the strong man from such an unscrupulous country, my feelings were
irresistible.
My
feelings were excited in front of the strong man from such a nonsense
country.
"…So,
what are you going to do?"
"That
familiar was summoned by Rugato-shi's black ball. That means..."
"There
is no choice but to do something about that black ball. Is it necessary to go
to the old man for that? "
That
old man was a ridiculous guy who could manipulate ten magics at the same time.
The magic we had now and long-range attacks with my Qi technique wouldn’t reach
him.
The
only way to find out is close combat.
"But
it's not easy to get close."
"Aa,
the amount of effort we need to put in is on a completely different
level."
For
now, the magic that he’d been using was "Magic Bullet", which was a
beginner's magic that only collected and launched magical power. Looking at the
fact that the blood sword used two fingers for one, it may be possible for him
to use multiple fingers for higher-level magic. Even so, wasn’t his current
speed too fast!?
"Even
so, I will win! Mars-kun, I leave Tima in your care!"
"I
know"
Irisdina
declared.
Naturally.
I didn’t feel like losing. No matter who you were!
We
nodded to each other and faced the old man. The opponent was one of the top
dozen people on this continent.
If
he fought seriously, he could get rid of us easily.
The
old man spread his hands. It was like an orchestra conductor.
We
are certainly weaker than you, but even so.........we will win!!!
With
definite intentions, we faced the strong man in front of us.
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Nozomu's
POV
Nozomu
recovered his katana and Mars's sword from the storage and ran down the hallway
to return to the battlefield. Along the way, Nozomu was thinking about Rugato.
(Rugato-san
is probably a person with the same rank as ShishÅ ...)
Although
the orientations of magic and sword were different, Rugato-san had the same
unique atmosphere of a strong person as ShishÅ had.
And
at the same time I was convinced.
(Maybe.........Irisdina-san
and the others can't win...)
I
understood because I was closer to ShishÅ than anyone else and fought for my
life against ShishÅ. When comparing Rugato-san's ability with Irisdina-san's
and the others. I quickly realized that they couldn't win head-on. Moreover,
now they had to suppress the familiar that accompanied Rugato.
(If
I don't hurry! ...But can we win? Without me using "that"...)
The
first thing I came up with to win was the release of Ability Suppression.
But
the fear of the great power ingrained in my heart made me hesitate, and I
couldn't move forward.
Frightened
by the power released, seen with a fearful gaze, referred to as a
"monster!", and rejected.
When
I thought about it, my body trembled. I wonder if I will return to that dark,
lonely place.
Will
I get involved in the fight against those who will aim for this power?
"Tsu!
Damn it!"
I
hate my weakness that keeps me running away. I could only speed up to disguise
it.
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"Guu!
~Tsuaaaa!!"
Mars
kept repelling the approaching magic bullet storm with his fist. Rugato
mercilessly shot Tima with magic bullets, but Mars, who cut in between, acted
as her shield and prevented Rugato's magic from reaching her.
However,
it wasn’t easy to repel magic bullets with bare hands, no matter how hard he
strengthened them. In addition, even though it was a beginner's magic, it was
the magic of an S-ranker. The skin on Mars' hand were already torn, his fist
was bloody, and some white bones were visible.
Even
so, he wielded his fist. Blood splattered on the floor each time, and a field
of blood was forming on the white floor.
"Wa
aa aa!"
Irisdina
was similarly inferior. It wasn't as noticeable as Mars, but she couldn't get
close at all.
Rugato
responded instantly to her immediate magic deployment and quickly built a
formation with multiple fingers. He activated and offset her magic as fast as
she did.
At
the same time, he also manipulated his blood sword, blocking her approach.
"Haa
haa haa!"
"Ku
... Mars-kun. Are you...okay?"
"Haa
haa...Shut up, concentrate on maintaining the magic rather than me ..."
Tima
talked worriedly, but her complexion made her look like she's about to
collapse.
(I
can't do it, it takes a lot of magic and concentration to maintain this kind of
high-class magic)
Tima's
magic was extremely advanced magic that uses 4 attributes at the same time. She
needed enormous mental power to activate and maintain the magic.
Furthermore,
her body was receiving several of Rugato's magic bullets. She was by no means
strong. Her wounds were jerky and painful, gradually but surely eroding her
concentration.
The
three were gradually pushed, and finally, they hit their limit.
The
next magic bullets were fired where Mars's posture collapses as he couldn’t
handle the approaching magic bullets.
"Gaaaaaaa
!!!"
With
a scream, Mars was blown away and slammed against the wall.
"It's
over"
"!!"
Because
Mars was defeated, there was nothing to block Rugato's magic, and multiple
magic bullets were shot at Tima.
"Kyaaaaaaaaaaa
!!"
There
was no way for her to avoid it, and the magic bullet hit her directly. She fell
down on the floor and collapsed.
At
the same time, the "Circumference of Sealing Formation" that
restrained the familiar was released, and the grim reaper was released.
"Tima!
Mars-kun!"
"Guu!"
"Tsu~tsu~tsu!"
Irisdina
shouted, but the two couldn't answer and just moaned.
"Ku!"
She
tried to rush to Somia to stop the grim reaper, but her foot was stopped by a
magic bullet passing in front of her at high speed.
Rugato
fired a magic bullet with his free left hand and controlled the blood sword
with his right hand. Irisdina was completely stuck in a dense attack that was
incomparable to the previous one.
The
Grim Reaper stopped in front of Somia and swung the scythe up. No one could
stop the grim reaper anymore and Somia's death was confirmed.
"Somia
!!!"
"A,
aa..."
An
older sister who desperately called her sister's name and a younger sister who
was swallowed by the fear of death. Her fate has already been confirmed…………it
should have been.
The
moment when the grim reaper tried to swing the scythe down. Both arms with the
scythe were flying in the air.
"……Eh."
The
thoughts of everyone who was there stopped, and the time stagnated for a
moment. A shadow was running through that time.
The
shadow swiftly plunged into the grim reaper, flashed his sword, and released a
death blow.
Qi
technique "Phantom -Recurrence-"
The
extremely sharpened slash cut the body of the grim reaper and shattered his
core armor.
The
grim reaper, whose core was broken, disappeared like a fog, and crushed pieces
of arm decorations were flying around.
"Nozomu...san?"
Somia
muttered to confirm.
Nozomu
faced Rugato without answering Somia's question.
(…………
ShishÅ. I …… what should I do …………)
Still
without an answer ………….
Note:
Ai
seems to be referring to
Familiar
is another word for something like a contract battle companion here. The reaper
is Rugato’s battle companion in this case